Confederate Memorial Day Clinton continues longtime tradition of honoring soldiers

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A long-standing tradition in East Feliciana Parish, that of celebrating Confederate Memorial Day on April 26, continued at the 4-acre Clinton Confederate Cemetery, where the remains of hundreds of Civil War soldiers, both Confederate and Union, are buried.
Because Clinton was connected to the Mississippi River by railroad, the town received many sick and wounded soldiers by train from nearby Port Hudson, said Park Ranger Marvin Steinback, of Port Hudson State Historic Site, who was the guest speaker at the Clinton observance.
Confederate Memorial Day observances are scattered from April to June and are loosely associated with the Confederacy’s surrender to Gen. William Sherman on April 26, the death of Stonewall Jackson on May 10, or the birthday of Confederate President Jefferson Davis on June 3.

http://theadvocate.com/news/eastfeliciana/12234659-123/confederate-memorial-day-clinton
 
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